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The most common methods of clitoris enlargement are: Use of androgen containing creams on the clitoris [citation needed] Injection of testosterone for an extended time, as seen in transgender men and nonbinary people. Female bodybuilders who utilize testosterone may also experience clitoral growth. Use of a clitoral pump, like the penis pump ...
t. e. Masculinizing hormone therapy, also known as transmasculine hormone therapy or female-to-male (or FTM) hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy and gender affirming therapy which is used to change the secondary sexual characteristics of transgender people from feminine or androgynous to masculine. [1][2][3] It is a common type of ...
The AR protein (pictured) mediates the effects of androgens in the human body. Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome (PAIS) is a condition that results in the partial inability of the cell to respond to androgens. [1][2][3] It is an X linked recessive condition. The partial unresponsiveness of the cell to the presence of androgenic hormones ...
Clitoromegaly. Clitoromegaly (or macroclitoris[1]) is an abnormal enlargement of the clitoris that is mostly congenital; it is otherwise acquired through deliberately induced clitoral enlargement e.g. body modification by use of anabolic steroids, including testosterone. [2][3][4][5] It can happen as part of a gender transition.
XX male syndrome, also known as de la Chapelle syndrome, is a rare intersex condition in which an individual with a 46,XX karyotype develops a male phenotype. [2] Synonyms for XX male syndrome include 46,XX testicular difference of sex development (or 46,XX DSD) [3] [4] [5] [6]
Androgen replacement therapy. Androgen replacement therapy (ART), often referred to as testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), is a form of hormone therapy in which androgens, often testosterone, are supplemented or replaced. It typically involves the administration of testosterone through injections, skin creams, patches, gels, pills, or ...
Testosterone enanthate. Testosterone enanthate is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used mainly in the treatment of low testosterone levels in men. [3][4][5] It is also used in hormone therapy for transgender men. [6] It is given by injection into muscle or subcutaneously usually once every one to four weeks. [5][7][2]
The Quigley scale is a descriptive, visual system of phenotypic grading that defines seven classes between "fully masculinized" and "fully feminized" genitalia. It was proposed by pediatric endocrinologist Charmian A. Quigley et al. in 1995. [1] It is similar in function to the Prader scale and is used to describe genitalia in cases of androgen ...